Commentary and Tracking of a Portfolio of Stocks using approach from "The Little Book that Beats the Market" by Joel Greenblatt aka Magic Formula Investing

Monday, January 08, 2018

Top 200 List and Cabbages and Kings

Top 200 List

Over the weekend I cranked out a new top 200 list to help start formulating ideas for my newest 2/1 MFI Select tranche. Here is the list (note VEC showed up twice, need to fix that):

Ticker

Rank

Stock
Price

Market Cap

Earnings Yield

ROIC

Dividend Yield

OPHT

1

3.22

116

2168%

5362%

0.00%

NHTC

2

14.85

167

80%

4440%

2.83%

VVUS

3

0.53

56

127%

1990%

0.00%

AVDL

4

9.02

373

27%

2696%

0.00%

CNCE

5

27.54

645

21%

4417%

0.00%

BPT

6

21.40

458

17%

38570%

13.48%

AGX

7

45.75

723

30%

838%

2.19%

ICON

8

1.28

73

23%

427%

0.00%

IDCC

9

79.85

2,826

17%

585%

1.57%

EVC

10

7.20

664

44%

334%

2.26%

GILD

11

74.52

98,292

16%

520%

2.79%

NTIP

12

2.50

66

38%

284%

4.00%

BPI

13

7.60

225

24%

189%

0.00%

UTHR

14

149.79

6,606

19%

206%

0.00%

MSGN

15

20.75

1,572

12%

276%

0.00%

MPAA

16

28.01

542

12%

282%

0.00%

MSB

17

27.70

363

10%

16407%

#VALUE!

SQBG

18

1.88

118

12%

210%

0.00%

VIAB

19

29.10

11,710

13%

166%

2.75%

EGRX

20

59.14

932

12%

179%

0.00%

DHX

21

1.85

90

15%

143%

0.00%

vec

22

30.70

346

12%

174%

0.00%

VEC

23

30.70

346

12%

174%

0.00%

VIA

24

33.55

13,501

12%

166%

2.38%

HRB

25

26.79

5,601

10%

270%

3.51%

ESRX

26

76.01

43,683

9%

426%

0.00%

GME

27

18.68

1,896

23%

109%

8.14%

DISCK

28

20.79

11,871

11%

165%

0.00%

WU

29

20.60

9,587

9%

525%

3.40%

TRNC

30

17.89

598

15%

113%

0.00%

DISCA

31

22.00

12,562

11%

165%

0.00%

TGNA

32

14.53

3,169

11%

141%

2.41%

DLX

33

77.24

3,737

9%

473%

1.55%

YRD

34

44.66

2,758

10%

185%

0.00%

AMAG

35

14.55

514

9%

381%

0.00%

QTRH

36

1.90

225

27%

93%

2.04%

OMC

37

72.17

16,794

9%

281%

3.12%

HPQ

38

21.75

36,692

9%

214%

2.47%

NLS

39

13.15

409

13%

106%

0.00%

ANTM

40

234.30

62,558

9%

274%

1.15%

CJREF

41

9.35

1,896

10%

163%

#VALUE!

LFVN

42

4.82

68

11%

122%

0.00%

HUM

43

264.30

38,419

9%

198%

0.61%

MEET

44

2.91

221

9%

215%

0.00%

QIWI

45

17.13

1,049

8%

728%

4.90%

MSTR

46

135.01

1,552

9%

172%

0.00%

AMCX

47

52.33

3,373

13%

100%

0.00%

EGOV

48

17.00

1,127

8%

833%

1.88%

SYNT

49

23.67

1,977

10%

126%

0.00%

IPG

50

20.19

8,019

9%

145%

3.57%

MCFT

51

21.42

400

8%

248%

0.00%

HSII

52

24.25

461

11%

100%

1.85%

HLF

53

70.27

5,832

9%

157%

0.00%

DFIN

54

20.01

676

10%

109%

0.00%

SP

55

38.05

857

8%

312%

0.00%

TOSYY

56

17.63

12,449

18%

74%

0.00%

LEE

57

2.45

136

14%

79%

0.00%

KLAC

58

109.86

17,341

8%

233%

2.06%

TARO

59

104.20

4,201

14%

77%

0.00%

DIN

60

51.46

913

10%

111%

0.00%

AET

61

185.81

61,689

7%

925%

0.94%

PBI

62

11.51

2,161

11%

96%

6.52%

SJT

63

8.25

385

7%

13785%

10.18%

INVA

64

14.19

1,700

8%

371%

0.00%

BLBD

65

18.85

480

8%

157%

0.00%

COH

66

0.50

143

69%

63%

0.00%

CPLA

67

79.10

944

8%

178%

2.10%

CSVI

68

47.10

659

9%

131%

2.51%

PBT

69

8.79

410

7%

14593%

7.16%

AMGN

70

180.65

132,416

8%

149%

2.55%

CSCO

71

39.53

197,413

7%

390%

2.93%

NVMI

72

28.22

807

8%

139%

0.00%

GPP

73

18.35

584

9%

118%

9.70%

TWX

74

93.60

74,103

9%

132%

1.72%

GHC

75

566.15

3,144

9%

101%

0.90%

TVTY

76

36.35

1,582

7%

1208%

0.00%

PTN

77

0.96

193

7%

6550%

0.00%

MIK

78

24.55

4,468

10%

83%

0.00%

UIS

79

8.55

432

13%

65%

0.00%

JNPR

80

28.51

10,911

9%

96%

1.40%

CVS

81

78.45

80,019

9%

88%

2.55%

TUP

82

63.37

3,251

9%

103%

4.29%

FUJHY

83

16.30

24,995

20%

58%

0.00%

PDLI

84

2.84

433

17%

60%

0.00%

CSRA

85

31.07

5,134

9%

98%

1.29%

FFIV

86

136.18

8,640

7%

471%

0.00%

BKE

87

21.65

1,047

16%

60%

4.62%

USNA

88

74.75

1,838

8%

133%

0.00%

BBY

89

68.87

21,033

10%

79%

1.97%

VVV

90

24.93

5,061

9%

91%

0.89%

ODP

91

3.40

1,805

21%

54%

2.94%

NCMI

92

6.61

425

8%

155%

13.31%

FOX

93

36.35

67,357

8%

142%

0.00%

TIME

94

18.55

1,857

9%

88%

1.67%

BGSF

95

15.49

141

9%

79%

6.46%

CRUS

96

53.89

3,576

10%

73%

0.00%

ENDP

97

8.69

1,940

8%

137%

0.00%

ABC

98

95.32

20,828

8%

112%

1.55%

WDC

99

82.69

25,303

9%

79%

2.42%

FOXA

100

36.75

68,098

8%

142%

0.98%

GNTX

101

21.78

6,251

9%

75%

1.79%

HMTV

102

11.20

458

8%

104%

0.00%

BOJA

103

13.15

506

8%

100%

0.00%

AEIS

104

71.85

2,886

7%

189%

0.00%

MOMO

105

27.83

5,803

7%

1056%

0.00%

RGR

106

53.35

950

10%

64%

2.55%

MD

107

54.50

5,062

7%

162%

0.00%

DNB

108

119.77

4,455

7%

996%

1.68%

WCG

109

211.32

9,503

7%

205%

0.00%

LEA

110

191.39

13,174

11%

57%

1.04%

OCLR

111

7.21

1,232

14%

50%

0.00%

SRNE

112

5.10

392

7%

161%

0.00%

KLIC

113

25.71

1,853

11%

59%

0.00%

CA

114

34.03

14,156

7%

470%

3.00%

NATH

115

74.50

314

7%

236%

0.00%

SBH

116

18.24

2,392

12%

53%

0.00%

MCK

117

157.16

33,004

8%

113%

0.79%

MDP

118

65.20

2,974

8%

104%

3.19%

CKHUY

119

12.73

49,108

12%

49%

0.00%

BIIB

120

342.40

72,520

7%

129%

0.00%

GIB

121

54.67

16,269

7%

219%

0.00%

FL

122

46.96

5,936

16%

45%

2.57%

ENR

123

51.59

3,199

8%

87%

2.16%

TPB

124

21.20

415

8%

81%

0.19%

RHI

125

56.31

6,994

8%

106%

1.70%

ETM

126

11.15

443

9%

68%

2.83%

BSTC

127

43.14

316

7%

345%

0.00%

MO

128

70.40

134,816

6%

499%

3.61%

KBAL

129

18.90

713

9%

68%

1.38%

ABCD

130

5.95

283

7%

112%

0.00%

SBGI

131

35.10

3,617

8%

77%

2.05%

EME

132

82.73

4,916

7%

106%

0.39%

CBS

133

57.58

23,377

9%

71%

0.00%

BAH

134

38.36

5,711

7%

139%

1.77%

CRTO

135

26.32

1,795

8%

86%

0.00%

ALSN

136

44.49

6,540

7%

127%

1.35%

ORCL

137

48.47

207,597

7%

230%

1.49%

AMN

138

49.50

2,448

8%

92%

0.00%

JAZZ

139

135.59

8,330

7%

199%

0.00%

SNI

140

86.14

11,307

8%

82%

#VALUE!

CPB

141

47.29

14,282

9%

57%

2.96%

LRCX

142

196.40

36,114

7%

129%

0.95%

UCTT

143

23.44

805

10%

51%

0.00%

PMD

144

21.24

118

9%

66%

2.82%

UEPS

145

12.55

710

12%

45%

0.00%

FRAN

146

5.95

214

22%

39%

0.00%

CLF

147

8.13

2,448

12%

43%

0.00%

NSH

148

15.95

685

6%

22335%

13.67%

AVP

149

2.21

972

12%

44%

0.00%

TNH

150

85.76

1,587

10%

52%

6.01%

ROCK

151

33.55

1,081

9%

61%

0.00%

TJX

152

77.15

49,598

8%

77%

1.55%

MAN

153

129.07

8,725

9%

61%

1.44%

THO

154

154.87

8,180

8%

81%

0.90%

HI

155

44.40

2,837

7%

113%

1.85%

AMAT

156

54.60

58,750

7%

143%

0.73%

HCKT

157

15.84

506

7%

106%

1.89%

OMAB

158

43.69

2,150

7%

113%

3.86%

CELG

159

104.99

85,588

6%

384%

0.00%

SAFM

160

133.75

2,996

17%

38%

0.78%

INFY

161

16.35

37,401

8%

72%

2.63%

PBH

162

44.20

2,366

7%

153%

0.00%

GTS

163

25.23

611

8%

71%

0.00%

TPIC

164

20.45

716

9%

52%

0.00%

TNET

165

44.38

3,173

6%

309%

0.00%

YUME

166

4.77

165

10%

48%

1.26%

SHI

167

61.42

6,641

14%

39%

5.91%

RECN

168

15.75

482

8%

62%

2.92%

TZOO

169

6.75

85

7%

103%

0.00%

LB

170

50.36

14,375

9%

54%

4.77%

MMS

171

71.27

4,716

7%

117%

0.25%

APEI

172

24.55

402

13%

38%

0.00%

SWKS

173

101.23

18,798

7%

83%

1.19%

UTMD

174

80.30

300

7%

115%

1.33%

RPXC

175

13.74

691

6%

619%

0.36%

STX

176

42.94

12,538

8%

65%

0.00%

GTN

177

16.10

1,167

9%

54%

0.00%

EGL

178

28.46

1,063

7%

110%

0.00%

TVPT

179

12.64

1,595

8%

73%

2.37%

MU

180

45.80

56,105

15%

36%

0.00%

CO

181

9.54

1,083

8%

56%

0.00%

JEC

182

68.14

8,133

7%

84%

0.88%

CSGS

183

44.79

1,474

7%

86%

1.76%

AAPL

184

175.00

907,127

6%

182%

0.00%

MBUU

185

28.92

558

7%

96%

0.68%

EVTC

186

14.35

1,049

6%

166%

0.00%

JCOM

187

75.35

3,656

6%

352%

2.02%

ATTO

188

10.10

745

11%

40%

#VALUE!

MSI

189

91.88

15,528

7%

112%

2.10%

AMED

190

52.89

1,817

6%

267%

0.00%

CLCT

191

28.32

248

6%

234%

4.94%

BC

192

56.76

5,097

9%

44%

0.00%

GPS

193

32.55

12,792

11%

40%

0.00%

CNC

194

105.49

18,663

6%

148%

0.00%

SIMO

195

54.89

1,967

7%

80%

1.64%

PPC

196

29.43

7,328

11%

37%

0.00%

NLSN

197

36.00

12,877

6%

177%

3.69%

JMEI

198

3.62

545

13%

34%

0.00%

FTD

199

7.76

214

7%

78%

0.00%

MLHR

200

39.85

2,402

8%

59%

1.76%

AGX looks like best idea on the list to me. Given success of YY, I will likely go with another Chinese company. MOMO and YRD have some appeal. Still like Subaru, then a couple wackier picks QIWI or UEPS. WU might be worth a thought, kind of like PBI - you keep expecting the wiring of money to be disrupted.

I see CLF on list around 148, if infrastructure really does move forward... steel might not be a bad play. OCLR might be like ICHR. FRAN is so hated, but trading at 8x forward earnings with no debt.

Many of my biotech names took a haircut today. My small biotech tracking index I created was down 3.5%.It was strange as I thought with current JPM conference and CELG announcing they were buying a company might heat things up. Perhaps it means one less big company to buy your biotech. Not sure, but sell-off surprised me.